How safe is that new (or used) vehicle? While you might think the answer should be straightforward, experts typically advocate reviewing a range of test results. But which test results give the best information?

In an effort to speed up bulldozing applications, John Deere has released an entirely new product that takes the best aspects from tracked tractors and combines them with the capabilities of a standard dozer. Called the 764 high-speed dozer (HSD), the new machine is freed from the limitations associated with standard dozers.

The company's GT-R supercar is a treasure trove of technical details, which include a modified all-wheel-drive version of the company’s Front Midship sports car platform and a new 473 hp (353 kW) twin-turbo 3.8-liter VR38 V-6 that is derived from Nissan’s acclaimed VQ engine family.

Following the growth trend among replacement models, the new global Mazda6 has expanded to be larger than its predecessor. This version of the car is available in markets outside North America, which will get its own still larger version of the car in late 2008.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center awarded Lockheed Martin a $50 million production contract for the Target Sight System (TSS), a new fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a $2.2 million contract for the fabrication and ground test of a Solar Thermal Propulsion rocket engine. This contract extends the current High Delta-V Experiment Program (HiDVE) another six months and follows a successful critical design review last March.

Eaton Corp. has been awarded an equipment contract with the U.S. FAA projected to exceed $40 million over a 10-year period. One of three FAA contracts currently held by Eaton, the new agreement encompasses three-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS), maintenance bypass panels, and other associated power quality equipment, which will be deployed in mission-critical FAA installations throughout the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

Honda unveiled the latest European version of the Accord featuring a Euro-5-compliant engine range and revised design for both the sedan and Tourer station wagon models, while Honda’s upscale Acura channel debuted a second-generation TSX sports sedan based on the European Accord architecture.

Chrysler LLC has completed the rollout of its Dodge Challenger muscle coupe by introducing the lower-powered R/T and SE models and augmenting the already-introduced SRT8 version with an available six-speed manual transmission.

BMW has taken the wraps from a car that has been literally under wraps for several years. It is the GINA concept roadster that can morph its shape while under way, thanks to the use of a man-made expansion-resistant fabric stretched across its metal and carbon fiber structure.

Delphi’s data connectivity systems (DDCS) incorporate a full line of headers, hubs, inline connection systems, cables and ports, and are developed to meet the specifications of each customer and their product requirements.